Est 7:3-4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Esth 7:3-4: 7:3-4 my life and the lives of my people: The statement that someone wanted to kill the queen and her family must have surprised and shocked the king. • my people and I have been sold: Esther carefully referred to the huge price Haman had paid the king to approve the decree (3:8-11 ). She also used the exact terminology of Haman’s decree when she said that its purpose was to kill, slaughter, and annihilate (cp. 3:13 ). • If we had merely been sold as slaves, I could remain quiet: Esther humbly justifies her request as due to the severity of the attack on her and her people.

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‏ Esther 7:3-4

Summary for Esth 7:3-4: 7:3-4 ^a my life and the lives of my people: The statement that someone wanted to kill the queen and her family must have surprised and shocked the king.

• my people and I have been sold: Esther carefully referred to the huge price Haman had paid the king to approve the decree (3:8-11 ^b). She also used the exact terminology of Haman’s decree when she said that its purpose was to kill, slaughter, and annihilate (cp. 3:13 ^c).

• If we had merely been sold as slaves, I could remain quiet: Esther humbly justifies her request as due to the severity of the attack on her and her people.